International Coalition Of Girls Schools Inc

THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF GIRLS' SCHOOLS (ICGS) IS THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR GIRLS' SCHOOLS, CONNECTING AND COLLABORATING GLOBALLY WITH INDIVIDUALS, SCHOOLS, AND MISSION-ALIGNED ENTITIES DEDICATED TO EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING GIRLS. THE COALITION IS UNITED IN ELEVATING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP WORLDWIDE BY EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING OUR STUDENTS TO BE ETHICAL, GLOBALLY MINDED CHANGEMAKERS.

ICGS CONFERENCE: THE ICGS CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN PERSON IN CLEVELAND, OHIO (USA) JUNE 26-28, 2023. THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 550 LEADING EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, ADVOCATES, AUTHORS, PRACTITIONERS, AND RELATED-INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM 14 COUNTRIES (AUSTRALIA, BERMUDA, CANADA, COLOMBIA, ICELAND, INDIA, MALAWI, NEW ZEALAND, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES) TO SHARE IDEAS ABOUT HOW BEST TO PREPARE AND EMPOWER GIRLS TO BE ETHICAL, GLOBALLY MINDED CHANGEMAKERS WHO LEAD WITH COURAGE, COMPETENCE, AND EMPATHY. THE NET REVENUE FROM THE 2023 ICGS CONFERENCE WAS $88K.

THE GLOBAL ACTION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE ON GIRLS' EDUCATION (GARC) IS THE WORLD'S FIRST ACTION RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES GIRLS' SCHOOL EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN INFORMED, COLLABORATIVE, AND DISCIPLINED, ACTION RESEARCH. THE PROGRAM BUILDS BOTH A NETWORK OF GIRLS' SCHOOL EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND A LIBRARY OF VALUABLE AND RELEVANT RESEARCH ON GIRLS' EDUCATION. THE FIRST THREE COHORTS OF GARC FELLOWS INCLUDED 60 EDUCATORS REPRESENTING 56 SCHOOLS IN EIGHT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.ICGS UK REGIONAL CONFERENCE: THE ICGS UK REGIONAL CONFERENCE, LEADING UK STATE GIRLS' SCHOOLS IN A SHIFTING WORLD, WAS HELD IN PERSON IN LONDON, UK, ON OCTOBER 14, 2022. THE FIRST ICGS CONFERENCE HELD OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES BROUGHT TOGETHER NEARLY 70 DELEGATES AND THE NET REVENUE WAS $4K USD.

EDUCATING GIRLS SYMPOSIUMS: EDUCATING GIRLS SYMPOSIUMS ARE ONE-DAY GATHERINGS HOSTED ON THE CAMPUS OF AN ICGS MEMBER SCHOOL. THE COALITION OFFERS SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS' SCHOOL EDUCATORS TO CONVENE FOR AN EDUCATING GIRLS SYMPOSIUM EACH YEAR, WITH PROGRAMS TAKING PLACE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. DESIGNED TO CELEBRATE THE POWER OF GIRLS AND GIRLS' SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATING GIRLS SYMPOSIUM IS IDEALLY SUITED FOR SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE REGION OF THE GATHERING TO BRING A LARGER DELEGATION OF TEAM MEMBERS FOR NETWORKING AND SHARING BEST PRACTICES. TWO SYMPOSIUMS WERE HELD IN FY23 (IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (USA) AND IN NEW YORK CITY (USA) AND BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 500 DELEGATES. THE NET REVENUE FROM BOTH SYMPOSIUMS TOTALED $53K.

HEADWAYS IS A NETWORKING SERIES PRESENTED BY ICGS THAT PROVIDES GIRLS' SCHOOL LEADERS, FACULTY, AND STAFF THE CHANCE TO DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING GIRLS' SCHOOLS. OPEN TO ALL MEMBER SCHOOLS, PARTICIPANTS MEET IN SMALL COHORTS FOR ONE-HOUR MODERATED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PREARRANGED, TIMELY TOPICS. IN FY23, ICGS OFFERED 18 COHORTS BY TOPIC (GIRLS AS ACTIVISTS, GIRLS AS ARTISTS, CREATORS, AND PERFORMERS, GIRLS AS GLOBAL CITIZENS, GIRLS AS HAPPY, HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS, GIRLS AS INCLUSIVE ALLIES, RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED GIRLS' SCHOOLS, AND TEACHING AND LEARNING AT GIRLS' SCHOOLS), BY PROFESSION (ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT PROFESSIONALS, ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADVISING, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING PROFESSIONALS, DIVISION DIRECTORS AND DEPUTIES, HEAD/PRESIDENTS AND BOARD CHAIRS AT GIRLS' SCHOOLS, SCHOOL LEADERS AT BOYS' SCHOOLS AND GIRLS' SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOL LEADERS AT GIRLS' SCHOOLS), AND BY REGION (HOT TOPICS AT SOUTH AFRICAN GIRLS' SCHOOLS, AUSTRALASIA: GIRLS AS HEALTHY MEMBERS OF HIGH-ACHIEVING COMMUNITIES, AND SCHOOL LEADERS AT STATE GIRLS' SCHOOLS IN THE UK). WITH 255 PARTICIPANTS AMONG THE COHORTS, REVENUE FROM THE HEADWAYS PROGRAM WAS $57K.